Canterbury Cathedral Girls’ Choir - The Lord bless you and keep you | Special intro by John Rutter

Canterbury Cathedral Girls’ Choir, directed by David Newsholme, perform the upper voice version of John Rutter’s “The Lord bless you and keep you” In making this video during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown of 2020, we wanted to capture three things: first and foremost, we wanted to make music, which is what we love and miss, and which is a great uniting force in so many lives; second, we wanted to reflect on our lockdown existence and the extent to which our lives have been contracted at this time; finally, we wanted to register a need to look beyond ourselves, in the hope that there might be better times to come. John Rutter’s beautiful setting of this biblical text reminds us of the eternal presence of hope, of peace, and of love. ​With special thanks to Catherine Futcher, Paul Barton-Hodges, Robin Tyson, and John Rutter. Edited by David Newsholme. Music © Oxford University Press • LEARN MORE about the Canterbury Cathedral Girls’ Choir at -